Bill O'Reilly Bold And Fresh?

Greetings All,

Bill O'Reilly has new book out in which he refers to himself as "bold" and "fresh".
"A Bold Fresh Piece Of Humanity", now that is some title. I would have gone with something more like "A Big Fat Piece Of Ego" besides, I really have my doubts that Bill O'Reilly knows all that much about the higher aspects of humanity (at least I have never seen any indication that he does).

While his exuberant followers may find him stimulating, honestly, I don't pay much attention to Bill, mainly because I find him to be more angry and stale than bold or fresh.

Personally, while it is dangerous to a free society, I don't find the right wing extremist psyche to be terribly complicated or particularly interesting.
Totally Fear based sums it up pretty well for me, but I came across this review of his latest book and it has some interesting things to say about the guy and his life and times.

A Review of "A Bold Fresh Piece Of Humanity"

In this slight, self-indulgent memoir, Bill O'Reilly tells us how he got so "bold" and "fresh." A humble man, he attributes his success to his own innate greatness, with honorable mention going to his solidly rock-headed upbringing in Levittown, N.Y. For all his generous praise of Levittown, O'Reilly is very clear that most of the credit should go to himself: "Looking back, the reason I have succeeded in life is that I relied on myself."

This typical piece of self-congratulation comes in a bizarre 10-page digression about Hurricane Katrina, in which O'Reilly contrasts his bold, fresh childhood in Levittown 50 years ago with the disastrous government-dependency of those New Orleans residents who spoiled Bush's presidency by getting themselves drowned: "If I had lived in New Orleans, I would have gotten in my car and driven the hell out of there as soon as the national weather service gave warning." In case the reader missed the point, Bill says that the dead in New Orleans were "either too dumb, too lazy, too mentally challenged, or too unlucky to have provided themselves with basic protections."

Stupid and callous as that may sound, it's the sort of proclamation that helped O'Reilly "succeed in life." In fact, this sort of non sequitur is the most powerful rhetorical device in O'Reilly's part of the ideological spectrum. O'Reilly's real function is to say out loud, on television, this sort of thing -- and get away with it. His fans don't argue; they hate argument or discussion on principle. They simply glory in the fact that O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh have found a way to blurt out their long-nursed spite on national TV and get away with it -- in fact, "succeed in life" by doing it. So, the raw boasting that characterizes this book is something that O'Reilly's nameless fans can share, knowing that O'Reilly's success, such as it is, represents the fact that their long-choked spite has at last found its voice.

O'Reilly's notorious catchphrase, "Shut up!" isn't by any means a mere eruption of bad temper; it's his ideology. His version of conservatism, which he calls "traditionalism," emphasizes silent obedience. He proudly recalls learning the habit of not discussing important matters as a child: "My folks knew what was happening in the world, but did not feel compelled to comment." read the rest

Silent obedience? Are you kidding me?

Nope, I cant' do that, Bill.

That would be downright un-American.

Peace Y'all